Colts Add a Playmaker in Hakeem Nicks

Intro: After a pair of free agent signings in the trenches, Ryan Grigson moved to the skill positions on Friday night with the acquisition of Hakeem Nicks. In Nicks, the Colts are getting a two-time 1,000-yard receiver who captured a Super Bowl title at Lucas Oil Stadium with the Giants.

There was free agent wide receiver Hakeem Nicks flanked by a pair of Colts who, just like the 1,000-yard receiver, have some Tar Heel pedigree in their history.

To the right was Director of Player Engagement David Thornton who, just like Nicks, stared at the University of North Carolina before joining the Colts.

In the background was Colts wide receivers coach Charlie Williams, who held the same position in Chapel Hill for Nicks’ final two seasons there.

The smiles were obvious and none of the men plan on those going away for a long, long time.

“We went back down memory lane,” Nicks, who was signed by the Colts late Friday night, said of his conversations with Williams on Friday.

“He taught me some of the basics back in college so it’ll be good to get back out on the field and work with him.”

Nicks comes to Indianapolis after five seasons with the New York Giants in which he averaged 62 catches, 924 receiving yards and five touchdowns per season.

He certainly has fond memories of his new home. In Super Bowl XLVI at Lucas Oil Stadium, Nicks led all receivers with a game-high 10 catches for 109 receiving yards.

It’s games like that which attracted Ryan Grigson to Nicks.

“Hakeem is a big, tough, and highly competitive wide receiver who knows what it takes to win,” Grigson said in a team release.

“His big-play potential requires attention from the defense every time he's out on the field. He adds another highly talented playmaker to our offense and we are happy to announce he is now an Indianapolis Colt.”

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